British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Moderator:

Tonia Novitz, Professor of Labour Law (University of Bristol)

Speakers:

Bob Hepple QC, Emeritus Professor of Law, (University of Cambridge)
‘Comparative institutional advantage in the context of development’

Jacqui True, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Political Studies (University of Auckland)
'Problems of gender, voilence, development and labour'

Brian Langille, Professor of Law (University of Toronto)
‘Human freedom and human capital; re-imagining labour law for development’

 

Moderator:

Jacqui True, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Political Studies (University of Auckland)

Speakers:

Judy Fudge, Professor of Law (University of Victoria)
'Gender, equality and capabilities: The role and relevance of anti-discrimation law'

Mark Bell, Professor of Law (University of Leicester)
‘Promoting social inclusion through anti-discrimination law’

Moderator:

Charlotte Villiers, Professor of Company Law (University of Bristol)

Speakers:

Dave Gordon and Simon Pemberton, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research (University of Bristol)
'Eradicating child poverty: the role of legal rights'

Sonia Bhalotra, Reader in Economics (University of Bristol)
‘Understanding the economics of child labour’

Surya Deva, Assistant Professor, School of Law (City University of Hong Kong)
‘Child labour: What “responsibility” might entail for “responsive” corporations?’

Moderator:

Steve Gibbons (Ergon Associates)

Speakers:

Adelle Blackett, Professor, Faculty of Law (McGill University)
‘Development, the movement of persons, and labour law: trade and aid vs. reasonable labour market access’

Ben Moxham, European Union and International Relations Department (Trades Union Congress)
‘Trade union objectives and sustainable development through trade and aid’

Diamond Ashiagbor, Reader in Laws (University College London)
'Ameliorating globalisation? European Union approaches to the social dimension of globalisation'

Moderator:

Mark Bell, Professor of Law (University of Leicester)

Speakers:

Charlotte Villiers, Professor of Company Law (University of Bristol)
‘Corporate social responsibility and participatory labour laws’

David Tajman, ILO Consultant (Labour in Development, Denmark)
'How social dialogue and CSR have met up with traditional international supervision in realising FPRW'

Tonia Novitz, Professor of Labour Law (University of Bristol)
‘Big unions and big business: how might international framework agreements promote development at a local level?’

Chair

Jeff Kenner, Professor of European Law (University of Nottingham)

Discussants:

James Howard, Director, Economic and Social Policy (International Trade Union Confederation)

Rolph van der Hoeven, Professor Employment and Development Economics (ISS )